William Penn Life, 2005 (40. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2005-08-01 / 8. szám
22nd Annual Golf Tournament Guests enjoy a beautiful evening at the golf awards dinner in the resort’s courtyard. Surprise Contest participants Noreen Fritz and Sándor Tollas Jr. (right) watch as fellow contestant Jeff Ward pulls $600 worth of $50 bills out of his "Money Machine.” Knimi a ■ Carl Horvath and Joann Weyandt (substituting for fiance Greg Fessler) display their Steelers autographed jerseys. perfect for an outdoor affair. The weekend's activities allowed both golfers and non-golfers alike to go home winners. Among Saturday evening's activities were the "Fraternal Prize Drawing" during which two members in attendance were each awarded a $2,000 paid-up WPA life insurance policy. The lucky prize winners were Rodney Bones Jr. and National Director Andrew W. McNelis. Mr. McNelis announced he would name the William Penn Fraternal Association Scholarship Foundation as the beneficiary of his policy. Longtime WPA member and golfer Jack Kelly won a TaylorMade driver in another special raffle. The dinner's biggest prize was awarded during a special "Surprise Contest." Six members' names were drawn from among those attending the banquet. Each was given a sealed envelope. Upon opening their envelopes, they discovered their prize. David Horvath won $20; Arlene Csornán, $10; and Joan Mauerman, $5. The other three contestants- Noreen Fritz, Jeff Ward and Sándor Tollas Jr.-each found a sheet of paper with a large question mark printed on it in their envelopes. The three then had to pick one of three "Money Machines''~small boxes containing unknown quantities of money. Each took a turn pulling the stream of money out of their respective box. Noreen Fritz went first and pulled out a stream of ten $10 bills, for a total of $100. Jeff Ward went next, pulling out twelve $50 bills, for $600. Finally, Sándor Tollas Jr. pulled out ten $20, for $200. Jeff donated $300 of his prize to the Scholarship Foundation and Noreen donated her entire $100 prize to the foundation. Unfortunately, nobody could match Mr. Fessler's hole-in-one at hole #15, where an ace would have been worth $15,000 to a WPA adult life benefit member (or $7,500 to a non-member). However, Ken Mach did win $500 for getting his tee shot closest to the pin on the big prize hole, and Roy Hippensteel won $200 for getting his tee shot second closest. A big "Thank You" goes to all those who participated in the weekend's activities. Your presence helped to make it a special event for all of us. The tournament and its related activities raised $7,992 for the WPA's Scholarship Foundation. Of that total, $3,200, was contributed by our hole sponsors (see list on Page 10). The benefit raffle raised $1,547 while the Chinese Auction raised $1,780. The remainder was generated by Friday night's putting contest, the golfer's challenge at the practice green, the Steelers jerseys and TaylorMade driver raffles and the donations by Mr. Ward and Ms. Fritz. The success of this year's tournament was made possible through the efforts of many dedicated people. Our thanks go to the National Officers; the Home Office staff; tournament Co- Administrators William J. Bero, Michael F. Tomcsak and William J. Vasvary; our hole spotters; and the staff and management of Blackmoor Golf Club and the Mountaineer Race Track and Gaming Resort. We hope to see you next year! |wpl| William Penn Life, August 2005 9
